Wild Beasts Announce Final Shows and EP, Share New Song: Listen

Wild Beasts have announced a new EP and three farewell shows after revealing yesterday morning their plans to split. The Punk Drunk & Trembling EP arrives October 20 via Domino; stream the title track below, and scroll down to see the cover art and tracklist. All three songs on the EP were recorded during sessions for last year’s Boy King. The final Wild Beasts shows will take place on February 15-17 at Dublin Olympia, Manchester Albert Hall, and London Eventim Apollo respectively.

“The four of us have decided, for our own reasons and in our own ways, that it is now time to leave this orbit,” the band wrote yesterday. “We’re caretakers to something precious and don’t want to have it diminish as we move forward in our lives.”